jonesport maine

Published
January 22, 2023

Questions still linger for family of now-identified ‘Jonesport John Doe’

Philip Kahn's loved ones in Las Vegas spent more than two decades wondering what happened to the retired cab driver. This month, they learned that his body had been found in Maine within weeks of his July 2000 disappearance.
Published
June 13, 2022

Transgender woman and assisted living home that rejected her reach settlement

Adult Family Care Homes of Maine agreed to adopt a comprehensive transgender nondiscrimination policy at all 9 of its facilities, including Sunrise Assisted Living in Jonesport, which declined to accept Marie King in 2021.
Published
April 19, 2022

Governor signs bill to boost Maine’s aerospace industry

'The Maine Space Consortium will bring together business, research and state leaders, to help ensure Maine continues to be at the forefront of this industry,' State Sen. Mattie Daughtry said in a statement.
Published
March 17, 2022

Kennebunkport’s trolley museum receives $1 million donation

The anonymous gift will allow the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport to replace an aging building that houses trolley cars.
Published
March 14, 2022

Commission: Assisted living home discriminated against transgender woman

The Maine Human Rights Commission voted 3-2 to find that Sunrise Assisted Living in Jonesport discriminated against a transgender woman who was seeking housing last year.
Published
March 8, 2022

Brunswick rocket company scrubs plan for Jonesport launch site, eyes Florida

'Jonesport presented many unforeseen challenges, particularly when it came to the flow of accurate information,' bluShift Aerospace CEO Sascha Deri said.
Published
February 8, 2022

Jonesport may decide fate of Brunswick rocket company’s proposed launch site by May

After enacting a six-month ban on commercial rocket use in December, Jonesport is now working to arrive at a final decision on whether to permit bluShift Aerospace’s roughly $2 million launch site proposal.
Published
January 9, 2022

A model railroad full of Down East history is heading down the tracks to southern Maine

Harold and Helen Beal of Jonesport spent 20 years building their Down East diorama and welcomed visitors to come see it for free. Soon it will head to a new home at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport.
Published
October 21, 2021

Transgender woman from Maine files discrimination complaint against assisted living facility

The claim says Sunrise Assisted Living in Jonesport denied her a place to live because she wanted to share a room with another female resident; Sunrise denies the allegation.
Published
November 6, 2020

Watch video: Explosive end to an old Maine bridge

The bridge footings of the old Beals Island Bridge are turned to rubble in a flash, and bang.